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Hi BettyJaneB, Thank you for offering help.... Indeed, after almost 4 hours on the phone with " support" ( quotation for the fact that they barely know the product they were supposed to support), I finally came to this conclusion that this was what I had

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There is not Two Separate transactions: "I realize these are two separate transactions."... The Payroll Deduction would be linked not to Liability; link it back into the expense account you already paid out of = internal reimbursement.